Fish line reel



Jan. 22, 1952 R BROWN 2,583,465

FISHLINE REEL Filed Feb. 8. 1947 Patented Jan. 22, 1952 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE George R. Brown, Springfield, Mass. Application February 8, 1947, Serial No. 727,395

r 1 a This invention relates to reels for fish lines or the like. i

The principal object of the invention is the provision of a fish line reel which is adapted for association with a fish rod or pole and is constructed and arranged in a novel manner. A line may be cast or otherwise extended from the drum of the reel, and when strain on the line oc ours as when the line is taken by a fish, the drum is rotated in a paying out direction and a signal is actuated thereby, such as a clicking sound.

The drum is manually rotated for taking in and winding up line and a guide device is provided which automatically traverses the drum during its rotation for guiding and serving the line onto the drum.

When the line is to be extended from the drum, the guide is moved from the guiding to a nonguiding position and when the drum is to be rotated forwinding up the line, the guide is automatically moved to a line guiding position.

Various novel features and advantages of the novel construction and arrangement will be hereinafter more fully referred to in connection with the accompanying description of the invention in the form at present preferred. It will be understood that various changes and modifications may be made in the form of the apparatus without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a small scale side elevational view of a reel construction embodying the novel features of the invention with the bracket thereof omitted;

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the reel shown in Fig. 1 with the line drum removed therefrom;

Fig. 3 isa sectional elevational view on the line 3-.--3 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is an inverted sectional plan view on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is an inverted plan view of the line drum;

Fig. 6 is a cross sectional view through the central drive tube and shaft at the lower end of the central drive tube and shaft to show one manner of fixing them together; and

Fig. 37 is a small scale perspective view of the line guide of the reel.

Referring nowto the drawings more in detail, the invention will be fully described.

A body 2 is provided which has a central tubular drum driving member 4 rotatable therein. A cup shaped closure member 6 is arranged at its upper end to engage thebody 2 and it may bereleasably secured thereto by screws or in any other desiredmanner. The lower end of the closure 4 Claims. (Cl. 242---84.4)

is provided with a bearing 8 in which the tubula driving member 4 is rotatable.

A drum ID has upper and lower spaced flanges I2 which are secured in some suitable manner to a central hub I4 which is rotatable on the central tube 4. A central shaft 16 is movable axially in the tube 4 and ahead [8 on the upper end thereof bears on a yieldable washer 20 which in turn bears on the upper flange of the drum. A drum driving member 22 having a serrated peripheral edge is fixed to the tube 4 in some suitable manner. A portion of tube 4 is indented into an elongated groove of shaft l6 as shown in Fig. 6 whereby said shaft and tube are relatively slidable and relatively nonrotatable. A gear member 24 is also fixed to the tube 4.

A member 26 (see Fig. 5) is secured to the lower flange l2 of the drum I0 and it has a tongue 28 to which is secured one end of a yieldable member 30. The yieldable member 30 is constructed and arranged so that when the tube 4 and member 22 are driven in the winding direction the serrations of the member 22 are engaged b the member but member 30 can click past the serrations. When the drum is rotated in an opposite direction, as when a line extending therefrom is pulled by a fish which has taken the hook on the line or when the drum lags behind the tube 4 in winding, the member 30 clicks past the serrations of the member 22 thereby providing a signal to indicate that there is a strain on the line. A yieldable washer 32 is disposed between the member 22 and member 26. The washers32 and 22 provide a driving connection between shaft l6, gear 22 and the drum.

The lower end 34 of the central shaft [6 is threaded, as shown, and a nut 36 is in engagement therewith. A washer 38 on the shaft abuts the lower end of the central tube 4 and a spring washer 40 is provided below the washer 38. The washers '20 and 32 are more or less yieldable and may be of fibrous material. The nut 36 may be adjusted'on the screw [6 in such a, manner that the said washers 20 and 32 apply a drag to the drum to retard the rotation of said drum in the Paying-out direction.

A transverse shaft 44 is rotatable in the body 2 and is movable axially therein for the purpose to .be described. A gear 46 fixed thereto is in mesh with the gear 24 which is fixed to the tube 4 and a crank 48 is fixed to the outer end of said shaft 44. 'As the crank is rotated in one direction to rotate the shaft 44, the central tube 4 is rotated through the gears 24 and so that the drum 1 0 is rotated in a take-up direction by means of the member 22 and washers 20, 32 and the friction of yieldable member 30 on gear 22. Thecrank is rotated in one direction to wind up the line on the drum, while the drum is free to rotate against the drag of washers 22 and 32 in an opposite directionon the tube as the line is subjected to a pulling force andin so rotating the member 30 as aforesaid snaps over the serrations of the member 22 and produces a signal or click.

A guide 50, includesghubs 525and 54 anda -U'- shaped member having-side arms 56 and 58secured thereto. At the end of the side arm 58 an upwardly extending portion 60 is connected by a curved portion 62 to the arm 56 as shown fine Fig.7.

A bushing is oscillatable invaebearing I2 turns the guide to the guiding position, shown 7 14 is oscillated by means of the cam hub 84 of ;the.,, gear 46 and ..,-fork ,86. being in clutching engagement, the guide is oscillated up and down in such a manner that the member 62 of the guide is moved in a vertical secured in the body (see Fig. A),,whi ch has m1.

' ner and outer ends 14 and 16 and a shaft "is oscillatable and slidable in the bushing The hub 54 of the guide member is fixed to the outer end. {of-the shaft 18 and-said hub=.-and part l 6 of the bushing are provided WithQilZlfiBEfittiIlQiJlfOn jeetions gandslots, as shownforming ;a clutoh.

v The 1 inner; end of .the .shaft -13 is ;.-.provided with head mend a ompression s r 8 1. z spp ed between -14=yand 80.: no urge said. .shaft l8 and hub,5.4;inwardly. A; hub BLot-theggear 4 6 ,-is eccentrically disposed-relative to the axis ;=,of sai d gear and a;-;for1; 86 secured to the part l i strade dles, the. saidahub so that as ,the.,gear-and hub rota ct e em er. iniandw herebv the. memb fiareosei l ed-a As previously stated, the shait 4 4. is-slidable and as 1-. tisvm ved' inwar ly in t iqn 'ofhe ar ow a heo-sear ne ees t head 1 f.- the shaft 18 to move the hub 54 of ,thaguide away r the ta t and-.2 d e sasea t iromma pa t 1 v A; shaft --88 is osoillatable in ,a bearingfi i.) .--fixed to. the body 2' and the hub-.il-of; .theguide -is sea ur si-- 11 0 1 'e d t ereq ei pri.ng 92 around. the-shaft 88 has oneendhooked: over a pin -94 fixed. to said shaft 88 [while theaother end 96; ofatheasprinjg abuts .t11eT wall 98aof the bod-y V V V g 7 The guide- 50 ,isswingable, fromtheguiding pg; sition, .shown.;in'iu1l lines in -Figs. l, ,2; andaii in the direction 0f the ,arrowtbgto thenon-guiding position shown by; dot-dash .-linesg It is-ldesired to. have the uide. -d pos n when the .dee vice .-is -secured to: a ,rod and the. line toibepast orextended from thedrurm g To accomplish. this,- the.- shaft 444s moved in: w rdly b press ng ion the. lever 481m t edire tion of the arrow 0. so thatlthdgearilifi engages the part .80 of, the. shaft .18 to mqyethehub i i or .the,.guide. outwardly.and...disengageiiii from the partJB, a The guide ,then is freelyswm manually down; war-cilyjtoj thejn nuidin jpos'it on. mentioned and ,vvhenv the shaft 4.4 is releasedthespring .82 acts onthe part 80 oftthesh'aft flfisto'movesaid shaft inwardly so. that parts .54 and J6 .areain clutchin nga ement with the guide. in. ,non.-. uidingposition.

When the line extended irom.,there 1,, hen there .is a strainthereons as..i hen.l he line is taken .by a @fishfthe drum isv rotatedainaipaying;

out direction sothat the --member 38 clicks past the @serrations; of; member 2 2 :to produce a signal. Whenit-is desired to take-in or --:wing1- -.up

, thev line, .endwisemovement :of ;the shaft x44 or crank :causes the gear. -46 to "engage part 8 9 i shaft 18 .1 and. :move it outwardivthereby Tdififillr gaging parts 54 andz'lfiz. Thaspringuilzzthemwrer plane at a side of the drum to serve the line onto the drum in the desired manner.

Whenthe-guide is in a non-guiding position, the lineextends frorn the drum free of the guide.

' Whenthe guide is swung by the spring 92 .to its guiding-position at the opposite side of the'drum, the line is disposed beneath the transverse part 62 of the guide and-,in the jointure rof;.fliepa-rts 62 and 60, indicatedby 6| in Fig. 7 which;,-mo re on less confines (the line fon guid-ing it ,up -aand down .onto the drum; The. part "62 .of the guide extends between members ,56=;and '58.-.-in.more Qr less eurvedaangular relationso that the linegtends to slide-towardsrthe jointurefi l. a

A ,bracket such. ,as L06, of anysuitfivble, form may be seeured to .the- -bod,v-.-Which. .may .rbeeate tache d .to any, desired -support 51101. ,as salted-101? thelike. V I r :1 i What .it is; desired to claim and; seeureby Lettors Patent of the Unitedstates i-sz,

. 1. Fish. linereeleapparatus.eomprising ini com:

' drum anddriving. member, ,screw-meansaorr the lower end of said shaft .aeting-onztheelowen: end of said. tuba-to urge ,theidrumagainstsaidswasher whichyacts as a drag driving-connection dietween said :drumand tube; a: cranlnshaf t extending irem said closure and being rotatable and reciprocable relative thereto, gears on andconnectingisaid crank shaft with isaidatube. disposed .withim said closure; 2; line tguideg; swingable 2 relative to: said closure .betweennoneguiding and guidingnposis tions; means urging saidtguide. from non-guiding to guiding position, means releasablymolding.said guide in. non-guiding posit-ion, I and engageable connections carried by said holding means :and crank shaft'operable'by reciprocation 0f 3, said crank shaft in one direction to releasasaid-hold-i ing means.

'2:- Eish: line :-.reei-anp.aratus comprising i i-zoombination, .a hollowahousing including .a lower member closed at its lower end: and ansuppeh head member closing the upperlend-thereof,.awentral tube;extendin zthrou h and-rotatable in saidmo- I drum admins member fixedz ezsei tub sure, a central drive shaft extending through and relatively slidableinysaid tubeeme ns holdingesaid tube and shattaagainst .;reiative.;rotation; iline rum carried by. said shaft zabore fiai rihead. a W'yi ld ableirictiomwasher between saidflhulnza ins membeniserewmeans on the flower-en. shaft acting onthezlowerzendzofisaidtube the adrumiagainstr said- -.was1rer wmchzia ts.

The pants;54 and 16' drag driving connection between said drum and tube, a crank shaft extending from said closure and being rotatable and reciprocable relative thereto, gears on and connecting said crank shaft with said tube disposed within said closure, a line guide swingable relative to said closure between non-guiding and guiding positions, means urging said guide from non-guiding to guiding position, means releasabiy holding said guide in non-guiding position, engageable connections carried by said holding means and crank shaft operable by reciprocation of said crank shaft in one direction to release said holding means, and engageable signal means carried by the drum and driving member operable to emit a signal as the drum rctates in one direction.

3. Fish line reel apparatus comprising in combination, a hollow housing including a lower member closed at its lower end and an upper head member closing the upper end thereof, a central tube extending through and rotatable in said closure, a central drive shaft extending through and relatively slidable in said tube, means holding said tube and shaft against relative rotation, a line drum carried by said shaft above said head, a drum driving member fixed to said tube, a yieldable friction washer between said drum and driving member, screw means on the lower end of said shaft acting on the lower end of said tube to urge the drum against said washer which acts as a drag driving connection between said drum and tube, a crank shaft extending from said closure and being rotatable and reciprccable relative thereto, gears on and connecting said 4. Fish line reel apparatus comprising in combination, a hollow housing including a lower member closed at its lower end and an upper member closing the upper end thereof, a central tube extending through and rotatable in said closure, a central drive shaft extending through and relatively slidable in said tube, means holding said tube and shaft against relative rotation, a line drum carried by said shaft above said head, a drum driving member fixed to said tube, a yieldable friction washer between said drum and driving member, screw means on the lower end of said shaft acting on the lower end of said tube to urge the drum against said washer which acts a as a drag driving connection between said drum crank shaft with said tube disposed within said g;,

closure, a hollow bushing member oscillatable in one side of said closure, a first guide shaft oscillatable and slidable therein, a second guide shaft oscillatable in an opposite side of said closure, a

clutch member fixed to said bushing and a clutch member engageable therewith fixed to said first guide shaft, a guide member in the form of a U having opposite end portions secured to said second-named clutch member and to said second guide shaft, spring means urging said second shaft in one direction to move the guide from non-guiding to guiding position, spring means urging said first guide shaft longitudinally in one direction to engage said clutch members for releasably holding the guide in non-guiding posidisengage said clutch members so that the guide when held thereby in non-guiding position is swung to guiding position by said first-named spring means.

and tube, a crank shaft extending frcm said closure and being rotatable and reciprocable relative thereto, gears on and connecting said crank shaft with said tube disposed within said closure, a hollow bushing member cscillatabie in one side of said closure, a first guide shaft oscillatable and slidable therein, a second guide shaft oscillatable in an opposite side of said closure, a clutch member fixed to said bushing and a clutch member engageable therewith fixed to said first guide shaft, a guide member in the form of a U having opposite end portions secured to said second-named clutch member and to said ec-ond guide shaft, spring means urging said second shaft in one direction to move the guide from non-guiding to guiding position, spring means urging said first guide shaft longitudinally in one direction to engage said clutch members for releasably holding the guide in non-guiding position against the action of said first-named spring means, said gear on said crank shaft engageable with said first guide shaft as the said crank shaft is reciprooated in one direction whereby to disengage said clutch members so that the guide when held thereby in non-guiding position is swung to guiding position by said first-named spring means, and engageable means carried by said gear on the crank shaft and bushing operable when said clutch members are engaged to oscillate said bushing back and forth whereby to swing said guide back and forth.

GEORGE R. BROWN REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 363,597 Great Britain Dec. 24, 1931 379,371 Great Britain Aug. 29, 1932 833,556 France July 25, 1933 

